With the release of its new series House of Cards, Netflix took a leap of faith. Unlike traditional television shows, House of Cards was made available for streaming in its entirety from its launch date. Waiting is dead, according to Netflix CEO Reed Hastings. Netflix is trying to undo what… [more]
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The warped witness of Djesus Uncrossed
I usually turn to Stephen Colbert for religious-themed satire, but this weekend Saturday Night Live offered a doozy worthy of The Colbert Report. “Djesus Uncrossed” is a fake trailer for a Quentin Tarantino-inspired revenge fantasy in which Jesus rises from the grave to enact bloody vengeance on the Romans. (Be… [more]
The Walking Dead: Where soul meets body
“You do not have a soul. You are a soul. You have a body.” This famous quote - if we can momentarily ignore its potentially Gnostic implications - is either from C.S. Lewis or George Macdonald, and it is often used to remind Christians that physical things are temporary, while… [more]
What that Ram truck ad missed about farming
"And on the 8th day God looked down on His planned paradise and said, ‘I need a caretaker!’ So, God made a farmer." In an attempt to rekindle the buzz from their 2011 “Imported from Detroit” Super Bowl ad, Chrysler Group once again made a bold advertising move this year:… [more]
Mark 9 and the finale of Fringe
Last weekend, a man told me he was never attracted to church because “I’m a man of science.” Maybe it’s because I was awaiting tonight’s series finale of Fox’s Fringe, but all I could think of was Walter Bishop (John Noble). As the show now ends, it’s clear its central… [more]
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Steven Sukkau 1 Yes, there is plenty of tragedy and death, but I would argue the series is overflowing with hope if you look close enough.
Giving up on Game of Thrones
John Fowler I would imagine that the nihilistic despair portrayed in the show is quite similar to how much of the life on earth must have felt before Jesus brought His kingdom near.
Giving up on Game of Thrones
Robert Joustra Trek always played with the utopian western imaginary, which was profoundly subverted in the first reboot where the power of logic and modernity is - literally - swallowed in a black hole, with strong dystopian tones.
Star Trek's elusive utopia
Ben Kreis It always comes back to the heart of the viewer. Is he vicariously living the sin or observing it from the outside?
Mad Men, Rotten Ralph and unrepentant characters
Branson Parler I wonder if the optimism has anything to do with its setting in (relatively) small town Pawnee, as opposed to shows like 30 Rock, Seinfeld, and Happy Endings all being set in big cities.
The radical optimism of Parks and Recreation
c.moreno I hope that those that watch question the documentary and read the Bible for themselves and maybe they will see the missing character (God) through reading.
The character missing from History’s Bible